hi
naturally a good walnut is the most beatyfull,but if you need to build a work horse rifle only for hunting in rough train and not for beauty. which kind of stock material is best suited for a 375 rifle?
regards
yes

Yes,

I would go with a good composite. HS-Precision is perfect for hard kicking rifles, as it has the integral bedding block.

Laminates in my experience never tend to shoot as well and they suffer from bedding problems, in that they compress on the action screws, unless they are pillar bedded.

walnut

All of my keeper guns are high grade walnut, they are now old and beat up and lost most of their beauty, but then with age so have I! Some say a good wine gets better with age, and I suggest so does a good rifle, the scars of both men and guns tell a story of their life and hide some wonderful memories of deeds long past...

These curmudgeon rifles have never let me down and I have hunted the world with them although a couple of them have been accused of being driftwood and stainless steel, they are NOT, they are/were, in fact, walnut and Rust Blue!

I will stay with what has worked for me, and I never want a rifle that looks like my wifes hair dryer!

Solid walnut or walnut/walnut/walnut laminate.

I was born after some of Atkinson's grandchildren and as such may have a different opinion of what is currently Haute Couture. Go with some plastic and a good non -corosive stainless steel finish on the metal. Clean it when you run a couple seasons past it and it should look great long after you do,( and when Ray is doing his hunting on the other side of the River Styxx.)

Hi
the reason I asked for laminate or plastic is, i own at least a couple of rifles with nice wallnut stock with smal cracks everywhere .my question is wich one is more durable and usable in advers climate.
regards
yes

Yes,

Go with composite. Even the models with a bedding block can be bedded with steel or titanium epoxy.

The laminates can absorb water contrary to what you are led to believe.

If a laminated stock is put together and finished correctly, water will not be a problem. As I see it for stocks of equal strength/durability, composite stocks can be made lighter, laminates are warmer to the touch. I personally prefer laminates.

I'd say composite for a true workhorse. They're more resistant to scratches, drops, etc. The laminate is still made of wood, which tough as it may be in laminated form, is still softer than the composite.

The softness is why I stopped using laminates. They compress way too much on the action screws.

The composite can be repainted and then will look like new, harder to do that with a laminate!